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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />REMOTE WATER CHILLERS <br />(SPEC.. NO. 06-128) <br />L/ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1S` Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to Irvine Pipe & Supply, Inc. for the purchase of remote <br />water chillers in the amount of $15,980. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency's Water Resources Division uses chlorine generation <br />units to treat water pumped from most of the City's wells and pump <br />stations. The units automatically shut off when the water temperature <br />exceeds a specified level. The recent high air temperatures caused the <br />units to shut off repeatedly. Installation of the remote water chillers <br />will allow the units to have a higher tolerance for warm weather. As a <br />result, the units will last longer, and operate more efficiently during <br />warm weather. <br />The notice inviting bids was advertised on August 11 and 14, 2006, and bids <br />were solicited. A summary of the bid invitations and bids received is as <br />follows: <br />14 Invitations For Bid mailed <br />6 Invitations For Bid mailed to Santa Ana vendors <br />2 Bids received <br />2 Bids received from Santa Ana vendors <br />Bids were received, opened on August 29, 2006, and evaluated. Bid results <br />are as follows: <br />Vendor: Amount: Location: <br />Irvine Pipe & Supply, Inc. $15,979.70 Santa Ana <br />Plumbing and Industrial Supply $16,210.59 Santa Ana <br />The bid received from Irvine Pipe & Supply, Inc., a Santa Ana vendor, is <br />responsive to the specification and meets the City's requirements. <br />221-1 <br />